The number of citizens of Armenia who headed to Turkey has grown by 0.40 percent and comprised 46,598 people, in January-August 2012.

A total of 11,734 citizens of Armenia went to Turkey in August 2012, and this is 4 percent more as compared with the same time period last year, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry. 

Separately, the greatest drop in January-August 2012 was recorded among the citizens of Syria. A total of 392,823 Syrians citizens visited Turkey over that period, and this is a 38.4 percent reduction as compared with past year’s same time period. The citizens of Iran are second, with a 33 percent drop.  

To note, 72,393 citizens of Armenia headed to Turkey in 2011, and this number was 4.5 percent more than in 2010.